Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2014-04-07
Date Terminated2014-05-29
Product Quantity101 (1 US , 100 OUS)
Reason for Recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to higher than actual flow values reported on CardiacVX and CardiacVX Flow running on Advantage Workstation.
Firm Action
GE Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated August 21,2013, to all affected consignees. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators /Risk Managers, Radiology Department Managers and Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, Product Correction and Contact Information. Customers were instructed until the issue is corrected on their system with the affected CardiacVX or CardiacVX Flow software for phase-contrast protocols customers use the fast CINE phase-contrast sequence with the magnitude weighting user CV option disabled. For directions on how to update user CV, please refer to the MR operator manual. If customers choose to perform imaging using magnitude weighting, do not utilize CardiacVX or CardiacVX flow for flow value calculations.with the affected product. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their local service representative.
For questions regarding this recall call 262-513-4122.
Root Cause
Software design
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide Distribution - USA including IN and Internationally to AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, POLAND, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM,
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.